Evaluating referee performance for continuous improvement
“Referees are a necessary evil” says one of
The referees think some players and coaches out there make life hard for them when they officiate and do their jobs. Referees always try to do their best when they officiate. They remain impartial and they are in the unfortunate and an unenviable position where they judge and manage a fight, and they ultimately have to declare the result. The result is always unfavorable to one player in a match. The referees are always in the firing line. But such is the reward for being a referee. Referees must uphold the “law”, as they are the custodians of “policing” the competition rules and manage the fights in accordance to the competition rules of the day. They score the points as they confirm the legitimate attacks on legal scoring areas that have sufficient power and accuracy.
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